May 8, 2008 / News

Two Jamestown residents, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Joseph DiStefano, Esq., were inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame on May 3. The dinner and ceremony, with some 650 in attendance, were held at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, in Cranston. More...

The Wickford Art Association will offer four new classes at their Beach Street location, beginning later this month. A class on Composition, with accomplished watercolorist, Vernon Graham is scheduled to begin June 4. More...

The Lafayette Band of North Kingstown will perform a free concert, this Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the NK High School Auditorium. The program, of patriotic songs and sing-alongs, is a salute to Armed Forces Day, which falls on May 17. More...

The Jamestown Rotary Club had a busy week as they hosted an international Rotary team from India. The team was specifically in Jamestown to learn more about special education and types of education, under the direction of Steve Mecca, More...

Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter will host a "Flea Market Extravaganza!" on May 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Warwick Animal Shelter, 250 Service Rd. (off Jefferson Blvd.), in Warwick. More...

The North Kingstown Sailing Team is looking for donations of nautical items for its fund-raising yard sale, which will be held this Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to noon in the high school cafeteria. More...

Lawn Avenue School track coach Nick Alfred is thrilled with the size of his team this year. "This is one of the largest teams who have stuck. A lot of kids usually drop out, but I have 53 kids that compete in the meets. More...

Blossoms fall off the plum trees like a winter snowstorm as the apple trees come into bloom. Apricot blossoms have already fallen, the pears are laden with white blossoms, the peaches pink with flowers. More...

Molly Tiexiera gave a horse ride to Kirstin Barrett during the annual Kentucky Derby race at Jamestown school on Monday. Physical Education teacher Joe Ucci puts on the race each year in honor of the famous May Run for the Roses. More...

The Norman Bird Sanctuary will make a trip to the Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., know to be a Mecca for birds and bird watchers during the spring migration. The trip will be on Saturday, May 17, from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

The 2008 Conanicut Island Spring Bird Count will be held on Sunday, May 18, from 6:30 a.m. to noon. Birding enthusiasts should meet at the Jamestown Town Hall, 93 Narragansett Ave. This is a change in location from previous bird counts. More...

Tickets are available for the Melanoma Education Foundation's 8th Annual Calendar Raffle to support skin cancer teacher training and student materials in New England schools. Each ticket enters 31 drawings, starting July 1. More...

The Hunger Task Force - a joint initiative of the Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale and the URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America - will sponsor its second annual Community Hunger Awareness Day event on June 5. More...

Women's Tennis will be offered this summer by the recreation department. The beginners' class will start Monday, June 2. The intermediate class will start Tuesday, June 3. Each class will run for 10 weeks and will allow up to 18 students. More...

Representatives from the town and the Jamestown Historical Society gathered for the Arbor Day tree planting at the historical society museum. The tree was donated by the Jamestown Tree Committee. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...

A proposed development plan asking for relief from wetlands setback requirements triggered a decision by the Jamestown Conservation Commission to make a site visit to the Jamestown Shores last week. More...

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced that Caseta Technologies, Inc. was awarded the contract for installation of the EZPass toll collection system on the Newport-Pell Bridge. More...